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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Singapore

Singapore: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.868 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.868
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
37th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.868
in 2025
All-time low
0.306
in 1942
Years of data
159
1867–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Singapore, 1867–2025

00.20.40.60.8186719462025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Singapore is 0.868, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 159 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Singapore peaked at 0.868 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.306, in 1942.

That places Singapore 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 159 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Singapore, year by year

Year Value Change
1867 0.823 —
1868 0.823 +0.0%
1869 0.823 +0.0%
1870 0.823 +0.0%
1871 0.823 +0.0%
1872 0.823 +0.0%
1873 0.823 +0.0%
1874 0.823 +0.0%
1875 0.823 +0.0%
1876 0.823 +0.0%
1877 0.823 +0.0%
1878 0.823 +0.0%
1879 0.823 +0.0%
1880 0.823 +0.0%
1881 0.823 +0.0%
1882 0.823 +0.0%
1883 0.823 +0.0%
1884 0.823 +0.0%
1885 0.823 +0.0%
1886 0.823 +0.0%
1887 0.823 +0.0%
1888 0.823 +0.0%
1889 0.823 +0.0%
1890 0.823 +0.0%
1891 0.823 +0.0%
1892 0.823 +0.0%
1893 0.823 +0.0%
1894 0.823 +0.0%
1895 0.823 +0.0%
1896 0.823 +0.0%
1897 0.823 +0.0%
1898 0.823 +0.0%
1899 0.823 +0.0%
1900 0.823 +0.0%
1901 0.823 +0.0%
1902 0.823 +0.0%
1903 0.823 +0.0%
1904 0.823 +0.0%
1905 0.823 +0.0%
1906 0.823 +0.0%
1907 0.823 +0.0%
1908 0.823 +0.0%
1909 0.823 +0.0%
1910 0.823 +0.0%
1911 0.823 +0.0%
1912 0.823 +0.0%
1913 0.823 +0.0%
1914 0.823 +0.0%
1915 0.823 +0.0%
1916 0.823 +0.0%
1917 0.823 +0.0%
1918 0.823 +0.0%
1919 0.823 +0.0%
1920 0.823 +0.0%
1921 0.823 +0.0%
1922 0.823 +0.0%
1923 0.823 +0.0%
1924 0.823 +0.0%
1925 0.823 +0.0%
1926 0.823 +0.0%
1927 0.823 +0.0%
1928 0.823 +0.0%
1929 0.823 +0.0%
1930 0.823 +0.0%
1931 0.823 +0.0%
1932 0.823 +0.0%
1933 0.823 +0.0%
1934 0.823 +0.0%
1935 0.823 +0.0%
1936 0.823 +0.0%
1937 0.823 +0.0%
1938 0.823 +0.0%
1939 0.823 +0.0%
1940 0.823 +0.0%
1941 0.823 +0.0%
1942 0.306 -62.8%
1943 0.306 +0.0%
1944 0.306 +0.0%
1945 0.306 +0.0%
1946 0.824 +169.3%
1947 0.824 +0.0%
1948 0.824 +0.0%
1949 0.824 +0.0%
1950 0.824 +0.0%
1951 0.824 +0.0%
1952 0.824 +0.0%
1953 0.824 +0.0%
1954 0.824 +0.0%
1955 0.824 +0.0%
1956 0.794 -3.6%
1957 0.794 +0.0%
1958 0.794 +0.0%
1959 0.834 +5.0%
1960 0.793 -4.9%
1961 0.793 +0.0%
1962 0.793 +0.0%
1963 0.793 +0.0%
1964 0.793 +0.0%
1965 0.793 +0.0%
1966 0.789 -0.5%
1967 0.789 +0.0%
1968 0.789 +0.0%
1969 0.789 +0.0%
1970 0.789 +0.0%
1971 0.789 +0.0%
1972 0.789 +0.0%
1973 0.789 +0.0%
1974 0.789 +0.0%
1975 0.789 +0.0%
1976 0.78 -1.1%
1977 0.78 +0.0%
1978 0.78 +0.0%
1979 0.78 +0.0%
1980 0.78 +0.0%
1981 0.78 +0.0%
1982 0.78 +0.0%
1983 0.78 +0.0%
1984 0.78 +0.0%
1985 0.78 +0.0%
1986 0.78 +0.0%
1987 0.78 +0.0%
1988 0.78 +0.0%
1989 0.78 +0.0%
1990 0.78 +0.0%
1991 0.78 +0.0%
1992 0.78 +0.0%
1993 0.78 +0.0%
1994 0.78 +0.0%
1995 0.78 +0.0%
1996 0.78 +0.0%
1997 0.78 +0.0%
1998 0.78 +0.0%
1999 0.78 +0.0%
2000 0.797 +2.2%
2001 0.797 +0.0%
2002 0.797 +0.0%
2003 0.797 +0.0%
2004 0.797 +0.0%
2005 0.797 +0.0%
2006 0.797 +0.0%
2007 0.797 +0.0%
2008 0.797 +0.0%
2009 0.797 +0.0%
2010 0.797 +0.0%
2011 0.797 +0.0%
2012 0.797 +0.0%
2013 0.797 +0.0%
2014 0.797 +0.0%
2015 0.797 +0.0%
2016 0.797 +0.0%
2017 0.78 -2.1%
2018 0.78 +0.0%
2019 0.78 +0.0%
2020 0.813 +4.2%
2021 0.816 +0.4%
2022 0.805 -1.3%
2023 0.805 +0.0%
2024 0.846 +5.1%
2025 0.868 +2.6%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 0.868 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 0.868 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7255, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.823 0.823 0.823 3
1870s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1880s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1890s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1900s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1910s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1920s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1930s 0.823 0.823 0.823 10
1940s 0.6166 0.306 0.824 10
1950s 0.816 0.794 0.834 10
1960s 0.7914 0.789 0.793 10
1970s 0.7854 0.78 0.789 10
1980s 0.78 0.78 0.78 10
1990s 0.78 0.78 0.78 10
2000s 0.797 0.797 0.797 10
2010s 0.7919 0.78 0.797 10
2020s 0.8255 0.805 0.868 6

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 34 Jamaica 0.88 compare
  2. 35 Cape Verde 0.874 compare
  3. 36 South Korea 0.872 compare
  4. 38 Luxembourg 0.867 compare
  5. 39 Papua New Guinea 0.863 compare
  6. 40 Croatia 0.859 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Singapore?
Judicial checks on government index in Singapore was 0.868 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.868 in 2025.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.306 in 1942.
How does Singapore rank for judicial checks on government index?
Singapore ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.